Bu Sk 14

14. Dutiyauccasaddasikkhāpada

Tena samayena buddho bhagavā sāvatthiyaṁ viharati jetavane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme. Tena kho pana samayena chabbaggiyā bhikkhū uccāsaddaṁ mahāsaddaṁ karontā antaraghare nisīdanti …pe….

Being noisy Origin story

At one time the Buddha was staying at Sāvatthī in the Jeta Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika’s Monastery. At that time the monks from the group of six were noisy while sitting in inhabited areas. …

“Appasaddo antaraghare nisīdissāmīti sikkhā karaṇīyā”ti.

Final ruling

“‘I will not be noisy while sitting in inhabited areas,’ this is how you should train.”

Appasaddena antaraghare nisīditabbaṁ. Yo anādariyaṁ paṭicca uccāsaddaṁ mahāsaddaṁ karonto antaraghare nisīdati, āpatti dukkaṭassa.

One should not be noisy while sitting in an inhabited area. If a monk, out of disrespect, is noisy while sitting in an inhabited area, he commits an offense of wrong conduct.

Anāpatti—

Non-offenses

There is no offense:

asañcicca …pe…

if it is unintentional; if he is not mindful; if he does not know; if he is sick; if there is an emergency; if he is insane;

ādikammikassāti.

if he is the first offender.